View Full Version : If...When...then what name? (Poll Link)
sounderfan
14 Aug 2004, 10:15 AM
The linked poll allows you to vote on the top five names for an Seattle MLS club that current A-League Sounders fans have selected:
http://www.soundercentral.com/polls.htm
The poll allows ballotbox stuffing!
Post cool Euro-name variations here. :)
tmaker
15 Aug 2004, 06:47 PM
The linked poll allows you to vote on the top five names for an Seattle MLS club that current A-League Sounders fans have selected:
http://www.soundercentral.com/polls.htm
The poll allows ballotbox stuffing!
Post cool Euro-name variations here. :)
FC Seattle 74 ;)
Throwins
17 Aug 2004, 05:54 PM
I'd go with Seattle Sporting FC :cool:
GMan Eric
18 Aug 2004, 12:44 AM
What, no Santos Laguna USA? ;)
Delta Blues
18 Aug 2004, 12:51 AM
Official name: Seattle SC
Unofficial nickname: Sounders
Justin O
18 Aug 2004, 05:37 PM
Official name: Seattle SC
Unofficial nickname: Sounders
Greetings Mr. Blues. Your idea may be a decent compromise, though I like Emerald City SC more than Seattle SC.
BlueLightning
20 Aug 2004, 01:33 AM
Post cool Euro-name variations here. :)
There's no such thing. Euro-names for US teams look desperate. Copycatting is rarely ever cool.
sounderfan
20 Aug 2004, 02:05 AM
There's no such thing. Euro-names for US teams look desperate. Copycatting is rarely ever cool.
I like "Emerald City Sounders," but that's not really "Euro-ing it," I guess.
sounderfan
22 Aug 2004, 03:25 PM
http://soundercentral.com/Documents/Crest2004x800advertise.jpg
800 x 600
and
1024 x 728
available for download on the wallpapers page:
http://soundercentral.com/Desktop%20Images/Desktop%20Images.htm
Brian in Boston
23 Aug 2004, 01:58 PM
Why would you go with anything besides the classic Seattle Sounders identity?
Throwins
23 Aug 2004, 03:07 PM
Why would you go with anything besides the classic Seattle Sounders identity?
Because to many people the name represents "minor league" soccer here. A new name would wash away 30 years of tradition, however the tradition hasn't put people into the seats.
Delta Blues
24 Aug 2004, 02:34 PM
Greetings Mr. Blues. Your idea may be a decent compromise, though I like Emerald City SC more than Seattle SC.
Now that I think about it, I must say I like ECSC a lot also. It flows very well, and doesn't have a stupid marketing gimmick type of name like Wizards for example.
Brian in Boston
24 Aug 2004, 09:28 PM
Because to many people the name represents "minor league" soccer here. A new name would wash away 30 years of tradition, however the tradition hasn't put people into the seats.
Apparently, most folks agree with you.
sounderfan
25 Aug 2004, 10:45 AM
Seattle's current (2004) attendance average is 2,700.
Our over-all A-League attendance average (Previous TEN seasons) is 3,400.
Some days I think that sucks, other days I think it shows a long-term stability, and is OK for a Div. 2 /Minor League soccer franchise.
What other "major league" US soccer city would average more for an A-League side?
LA? No way.
NY? Remember the Centaurs?
Chicago? Not likely.
Philly? Hard to say.
Dallas? Ha!
I wish the current Seattle FC had more fans. That is really the only question mark regarding Seattle and MLS:
1. Ownership looks to be stepping forward.
2. The league still wants a team to cover this huge region.
3. MLS seems to be OK with giant Qwest Field.
But...
I still wonder about how many fans will pop out of the woodwork when the MLS league logo appears beside a "Seattle FC" one.
Quango
25 Aug 2004, 07:35 PM
RC Seattle - Racing Club of Seattle or just Racing Seattle.
With a Starbucks Logo/Sponsership right on the front of the jersey!
You could still call them the Sounders.
I'll root for whatever team you guys get (as long as they're more exciting than my local Rapids). Good luck. Q
sounderfan
25 Aug 2004, 10:10 PM
http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Salmonidae/STEELHEAD2.jpg
Someone likes the name "Steelheads..."
BlueLightning
28 Aug 2004, 10:14 PM
http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Salmonidae/STEELHEAD2.jpg
Someone likes the name "Steelheads..."
Wasn't "Steelheads" the runner-up in the original name-the-team contest back in '74?
sounderfan
29 Aug 2004, 09:04 PM
Wasn't "Steelheads" the runner-up in the original name-the-team contest back in '74?
Nope, didn't even make the short list.
http://soundercentral.com/museum/1978updatesDec03/SeattlleSoccerClub1974.jpeg
GMan Eric
30 Aug 2004, 01:26 PM
Steelheads was the name of Seattle's entry (only one or two years I believe) in baseball's Negro leagues way back in the day. Only reason I remember that is the Mariners had a "turn back the clock" day a few years ago where they wore Seattle Steelheads uniforms and the other team (Kansas City I think) wore the corresponding uniform from their Negro league team from the 40's.
BlueLightning
31 Aug 2004, 11:52 PM
Nope, didn't even make the short list.
http://soundercentral.com/museum/1978updatesDec03/SeattlleSoccerClub1974.jpeg
Schooners, Sockeyes, Steelheads...I knew one of those damn fish made the cut!